A framework to evaluate whether to pool or separate behaviors in a multilayer network.

ABSTRACT: A multilayer network approach combines different network layers, which are connected by interlayer edges, to create a single mathematical object. These networks can contain a variety of information types and represent different aspects of a system. However, the process for selecting which information to include is not always straightforward. Using data on 2 agonistic behaviors in a captive population of monk parakeets (Myiopsitta monachus), we developed a framework for investigating how pooling or splitting behaviors at the scale of dyadic relationships (between 2 individuals) affects individual- and group-level social properties. We designed 2 reference models to test whether randomizing the number of interactions across behavior types results in similar structural patterns as the

SUBMITTER: van der Marel A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7901760 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature